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My side of the family has a wonderful story we have passed on through the generations. It began when my grandmother cooked a fine meal for Turkey day way back when. She cooked an amazing meal, everyone sat down to eat, then everyone excused themselves from the table and left her to do the cleaning. She was very upset and (as the story goes) exclaimed “I worked hard all day for this wonderful meal and no one even said boo”. So of course, everyone showed their appreciation by saying “boo”. From then on after every meal, everyone in the family would say “boo”.

Recently, just within the last 5 or so years, on my husband’s side of the family, we started a new tradition. It was not planned. It just sort of happened. I’m not even sure whose idea it was. We were all about to sit down for a Thanksgiving dinner and it was decided we should all hold hands and each person would say what they are thankful for. It can be serious or silly. The idea may have even been from one of the young children. It’s fun to see what everyone has to say, kind of like a penny for your thoughts. To this day, we still practice this tradition.

I either read or heard somewhere that a person can only recall one of their great grandparents. This rings true for me. I think Holiday traditions are a great way of sharing family folklore. It’s wonderful to watch children grow up and pass it on to their children. And, you can always retell old stories. What a beautiful gift for the family from the family.

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